Author: Amianan Balita Ngayon

Protecting the source of information

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Oscar Albayalde is correct in his assumption that the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) may have vital information about an alleged P6.8-billion pesos worth of shabu may have slipped through the country via four magnetic lifters found in Cavite recently. This is actually an offshoot of an earlier […]

Why submarines

The recent announcements by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana that they are seriously looking into the possibility of acquiring, for the first in the history of the country, several submarines to patrol our territorial seas and maritime borders is certainly a welcome development in this time defensive and even offensive laden posturing of other countries to […]

American foolishness

The recent warning by US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Randall Schriver against the country buying armaments from Russia is simply foolishness. I don’t know whether Mr. Schriver is that ignorant about the right of the Philippines in the exercise of its sovereignty and its foreign relationship policies with other […]

Put more boots for intel on the ground

I have to commiserate with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana as he gamely tried to downplay claims made by the Islamic State (ISIS) that the suicide bombing that occurred in Lamitan, Basilan was the latter’s handiwork. The claim by the ISIS was monitored and published thru a website called SITE Intelligence Group which claims to be […]

Why not joint exercises for PNP and AFP

A recent news report announced that the Philippine Army is currently participating in the Armed Forces of the Philippines Joint Exercise (AJEX) dubbed as Dagat, Langit at Lupa (DAGIT- PA) 2018 that officially kicked-off at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija. As further reported the DAGIT-PA is the level up of the original Interoperability Exercise between the […]

Now the hard work begins

Now that the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), officially called the “Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao,” has been signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte the real had work for the realization and creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region has begun.

Avoiding another white elephant

A recent news article that came out in a national daily announced that he Department of Health (DoH) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Thursday led the ground-breaking for a five-hectare, P877-million drug-rehabilitation facility in Osorio village in Trece Martires City, Cavite.

A bloody year

The local elective officials in the country are raising their voices out of concern and trepidation in the recent successive killings of several of their colleagues. The Philippine National Police through its PNP Chief General Oscar Albayalde has come up with a statement that the killings of prominent local officials such as Mayor Antonio Halili of Tanauan […]

Philippine air superiority

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte recently announced, during the founding anniversary Tuesday of the PAF at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City, the ambitious plan of the government to finally upgrade and modernize the Philippine Air Force under the Second Horizon of the Revised AFP Modernization Program by 2022 by earmarking over 139 billion pesos […]

Now we know

The continued military posturing demonstrated by China in the South China Sea is a clear manifestation of its desire to not only to maintain its influence over the Asian region but also to express its clear intent of expanding its territory and sovereignty in the area. Take note of the recent statement made by Chinese […]

Amianan Balita Ngayon